Fire & Rescue serves, protects, saves money, too

Lower insurance rating will save on premiums

2:59 AM,
Mar. 30, 2013

Rutherford County Fire & Rescue Department Chief Larry Farley stands outside one of the county's stations. The chief announced this week that the Insurance Services Office ranking for fire protection dropped from a 7 to a 5 for the Rockvale, Blackman, Salem, Florence, Barfield, Buchanan, Rockvale and other communities.

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Rural communities protected by the Rutherford County Fire & Rescue Department should get a break in their home owner's insurance because of a better ISO ranking, Chief Larry Farley said.

He presented a letter to the County Commission's Public Safety Committee recently showing that the Insurance Services Office ranking dropped from a 7 to a 5 for the Rockvale, Blackman, Salem, Florence, Barfield, Buchanan, Rockvale and other communities served by volunteer firefighters who report to Farley. Like in golf, the lower the number the better.